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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1985
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ322425 |
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- Retrospective Conversion: Pipedream or Practicality? Awcock, Frances Cataloging Costs Databases Information Needs Library Automation Library Catalogs Library Services Library Technical Processes Online Systems Quality Control Standards Discusses need for retrospective conversion of library catalogs in terms of user-problems related to split catalogs in various formats. Difficulties to be overcome in retrospective conversion projects (ownership of records, costs, non-Roman script languages, standards and inhospitability of MARC for variety of manuscript and pictorial material) are cited. (13 references) (EJS)